Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1887-10-07

needs of the people and the. good
of the country. This tends, in nv
opinion, directly to the adoption of the
principles and practice of true democracy.
1t behooves US all to guard against blind
regardless and thoughtless Of the country's
welfare which leads us away from good
citizenship as well as true democracy" The
clubs with their brass bands playing were
still passing at midnight.
ON TUESDAY MORNING.
Sr. LOUIS, Oct. 4.-Before o'clock Pres
ldent Cleveland. escorted by squad of
mounted police, was driven to the court
house, where he received the public for an
hour and half. At 1890 carriages were
in waiting to carry the presidential party
to the foot of Chestnut street to the steamer
Baton Rouge. Here Mrs. Cleveland, es-
corted by a number of ladies and gentle
men, joined the president and the boat
steamed up the river to point where a
good view of the bridge would be obtained,
and afterwards proceeded down stream,
returning to the foot of Chestnut street
Carriages met the party at the wharf and
conveyed them to the fair grounds where
an elegant lunch was partaken of at the
Jockey club. Returning at 5, the cortege
drove through the principal streets. After
arriving at the hotel the president and
Mrs. Cleveland rested for about an hour
and half, when they were escorted to the
Lindell hall balcony and viewed the Yelled
Prophets parade.
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was illustrated by twenty-five floats. Some
of the events of biblical history, beginning
with the dawn of the history of the expul-
sion Of Lucifer, the Egyptian captivity,
scenes of the eXodOus the Philistines, the
prophetic events of Daniel, Jonah and
Josiahs lives were scenes, ending with the
famous Belshazzar feast. The procession
ooved without interruption and was about
an hour in passing. Throughout it's length
it was illuminated with colored lights. be-
sides the glare from the hundred thousand
gas jets especially erected for the carnival
The crowds along the line of march were
very dense. President and Mrs Cleveland
were afterwards conveyed to the Merchants
Exchange building, in the great hall of
which was held the Yelled Prophets ball.
At II o'clock the presidential party with
drew and were escorted Immediately to the
depot and were soon
ON THEIR WAY TO CHICAGO.
A pilot train consisting of an engine and
an official car of the road proceeds the
presidential train, keeping one block ahead,
and in the car 60 the superintendent and
other operating officials of the road. Gen
eral Manager Chappell Of the road goes on
the presidential train.
AT CHICAGO.
Chicago. Oct. 5.-President Cleveland's
train reached here this morning shortly
after o'clock and was greeted with a
salute of thirteen guns. They were met
at the Twenty-third street station by the
reception committee and escorted to car
riages amid great cheering. When the
presidential party reached Thirty-fifth
street the carriage took its place in line and
the procession started. There were nearly
10000 men in line including most of the
military and civic bodies Of the city. The
route Of the procession covered the finest
portion of the center of the city. Every
where the streets were denSely crowded.
When the presidents carriage reached the
exposition building the signal was given
and the revenue cutter Michigan which
lay in the harbor just opposite with bunt-
ing flying from every point fired
THE PRESIDENTS SALUTE
of twenty one guns. When the president
alighted from the carriage and made his
way to The stand he and the few officials
with him were almost pushed over the
railing by the mob of aldermen and ward
politicians behind. who engaged in an in
sane struggle for the front. The process
sion went slowly on, when suddenly there
was
A CRASH OF TIMBER,
and half a hundred people who had
sqeezed themselves on a reporters table
were precipated to the ground in bunch.
No one was seriously injured, though the
incident created almost panic. In the
meantime President Cleveland, who had
been standing hat in hand, grew pale from
the exertion of keeping his place in the
jam, and the hob behind was cleared back
trifle. In the street. however, it was i'm
possible to keep clear the space for the
parade. Every moment it was forced to
stop for a time while the police were fore
ing the crowd back. The regular troops
got through all right, but the Second regi-
ment was shut off for nearly five minutes.
The Cleveland Cavalry suffered similar
fate, but managed to squeeze through.
When comparative order had been re-
stored Mayor Roche delivered his address
of welcome.
THE PRESIDENTS REMARKS.
In his reply the president said that he
was in 1884 urged by Chicago man to
come and see that place, saying: "The
people up where l live think that man is
unfit for president who has never seen Chi
cago." ~ have often thought of this in
cidenI since, and sometimes when have
felt that was not doing for the people and
the public welfare all that might be done
or all that would like to
do have wondered whether
things would not have gone on better II
had visited Chicago. Indeed 1t has, ] be-